Beliefs Require Observations

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To form accurate beliefs about something, you really do have to observe it. This can be viewed as a special case of the second law of thermodynamics,thermodynamics, in fact, since "knowledge" is correlation of belief with reality, which is mutual information, which is a form of negentropy.

To form accurate beliefs about something, you really do have to observe it. And thisThis can be viewed as a special case of the second law of thermodynamics, in fact, since "knowledge" is correlation of belief with reality, which is mutual information, which is a physical law.

Surface similarity between different phenomena may indicate that they are related, but it is not necessarily the case. Reasoning by similarity is only valid where it allows to surface actual interaction.form of negentropy.

To form accurate beliefs about something, you *really*really do have to observe it. And this is a physical law.

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Surface similarity between different phenomena may indicate that they are related, but it is not necessarily the case. Reasoning by similarity is only valid where it allows to surface actual interaction.